The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-02

per cent; the Lake Erie & Western, 4 SO 100
per cent, and the L.. n. A. s. c., 3 s 100 per
cent. OF this tonnage Al per cent went to New
YORK city. Ii per cent to Baltimore, 10 per
cent to Philadelphia and the balance to New
England and interior points.
Some idea of the increase in passenger bust
ness over the Indianapolis roads may be formed
from the fact that Notwithstanding there are
thirteen outside ticket Offices the receipts from
the sale of tickets at the Union Depot are 60 per
cent. larger than FIVE years ago. and 100 per
cent In excess of those twelve years ago. At
the outside Offices. including the Massachusetts
avenae depot, at least average of $40 OOO worth
OF tickets are sold monthly.
The Chicago e Alton is said to have enlisted
the ticket scalpers in its behalf. General Pas
senger Agent Charlton still declines to comply
with the terms of circular "A" The under
standing railrord circles is that the c. & A.
will continue to pay commissions until some
higher power on the road bids Mr. Charlton to
ral into line with the other roads, the O. q A.
being the only important road which has not
signed the agreement
Within the last two weeks twelve engines,
weighing seventy five tons each, have passed
the Belt road west-bound. They were built
at the Baldwin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the Mis-
souri, Pacific road, to pass through the bridges
eastern lines aud over the /. & St. L. road to
ST. Louis They are dismantled the top of the
boiler being the same height as an ordinary
freight The engines rest on five pairs of
small driving wheels and pony truck The
fre-boxes are eight feet square.
The effort to secure receiver for the Wanda
liza has been abandoned, It Is stated, but the
Pennsylvania people hope that they will be able
to break the lease of the Vandalia to the Terre
Haute q Indianapolis road. The opinion is freely
expressed that there will be n receiver appointed
for the c., ii. & D. either. The judges not
much inclined to courts running railroads as
a few years ago. On Northern line hereafter
there will need be good cause for receiver be.
fore the judges will appoint one
Northern passenger agents much annoyed
by the actions of the Southern passenger agents.
There daily numerous inquiries as regards
rates to Southern pleasure resorts and they
unable to name rate except cents per
mile In speaking of the suicidal policy which
the roads have adopted, seemingly, the Ceve
land Leader says: If there anything need
full TO make permanent the tide of tourist travel
which has recently turned in large volume from
Florida to southern California, it was the action
taken by tie Southern Passenger Association at
its meeting held last week at Atlanta, Ca Last
winter the round trip rate from Cincinnati to
Jacksonville, Fla, used largely basing rate
from other territory was S36 80. In order
retain the travel which was fast slipping from
Florida, it intimated some days ago that
this rate would be reduced to $33 or lower, and
the Northern lines were preparing TO help them
by joining in lower rate from all points in the
North However. at the meeting of the South
ern general passenger agents. last week, the old
rate of $36 50 from Cincinnati was not only not
reduced, but actually advanced $4420
This action is suicidal.